Sysco to break ground on Schertz distribution center

Sysco San Antonio Inc. will break ground at 10 a.m. Saturday in Schertz for a 635,000-square-foot distribution center.

The 500-acre site, at 1260 Schwab Road, will have 600 positions in a consolidation of two existing Sysco distribution centers in San Antonio and Round Rock.

Houston-based Sysco Corp.’s customers include restaurants, schools, hospitals, hotels and many other establishments that prepare food for consumers. The Sysco facility in Schertz is slated to open sometime in late 2011.

As part of the incentive plan to land the center, Schertz is investing $1.4 million in public improvements. Comal County Commissioners approved a tax abatement for the facility in March.